Even if a player isn’t playing well, there’s no excuse not to play hard. “If you don’t give effort and you don’t play hard, you never give yourself a chance to win. You control what you can control. Just go out and play.” Tristan Thompson

Former BYU linebacker Francis Bernard was cleared to join Utah and start practicing with the team Monday. The junior will have two seasons of eligibility remaining and is eligible to play with the Utes this season.

The Tennessee Volunteers have four quarterbacks -- Jarrett Guarantano, Keller Chryst, Will McBride and JT Shrout -- in the mix for the starting spot, but coach Jeremy Pruitt said Sunday that a front-runner has yet to emerge.